Theme gardens include a Wizard of Oz garden, a Pizzeria Garden, a Chocolate Garden, and a Rainbow Garden - 18 theme gardens in all. There are illustrated directions for eight container gardens, including a Salad Container Garden, a Crock of Soup Garden, and a Sweet Potato Pie Garden. You'll also find directions for indoor gardening activities, gifts from the garden, and special holiday gardening projects. There's a glossary of garden terms, garden journal pages, and more.
My daughter particularly liked the idea of a garden shaped like a pizza divided into slices. You plant different plants in each "slice." The plants include tomatoes, bell peppers, oregano, and onions, among others. I recognized several projects my children loved when they were small, like the Easter basket planted with grass and the May Day basket. I recommend the book for families with children of all ages. (Straight Forward Technologies, 2005. ISBN: 0971851557)
